Five nights at Freddy’san adaptation of the game of the same name, debuted at the top of the North American box office and, as a bonus, broke several records.
The film grossed $78 million in theaters this weekend and had the best opening for a horror film of 2023. It also had the best opening for a film from production company Blumhouse, surpassing 2018’s Halloween, the 76th grossed $.22 million.
Additionally, FNAF also scored the secondbest debut for a film based on a game, behind only Super Mario Bros. The Movie ($146.3 million).
Back to the weekend list: Second place at the American box office went to Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour. The concert film grossed $14.7 million in its third week in theaters.
Soon after came Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” with $9 million. Rounding out the top five are debut documentary After Death ($5 million) and The Exorcist The Devotee ($3.1 million). The full rankings can be found below:
1. Five Nights at Freddy’s The Neverending Nightmare
Box office October 27th to 29th:
$78.0
Total cash:
$78.0
Cost:
Week:
1
2. Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
Box office October 27th to 29th:
$14.7
Total cash:
$149.3
Cost:
Week:
3
3rd Assassins of the Flower Moon
Box office October 27th to 29th:
$9.0
Total cash:
$40.6
Cost:
Week:
two
4. After death
Box office October 27th to 29th:
$5.0
Total cash:
$5.0
Cost:
Week:
1
5. The Exorcist: The Devotee
Box office October 27th to 29th:
$3.1
Total cash:
$59.3
Cost:
Week:
4
6. Paw Patrol: A super strong film
Box office October 27th to 29th:
$2.1
Total cash:
$59.2
Cost:
Week:
5
7. Freelance
Box office October 27th to 29th:
$2.06
Total cash:
$2.06
Cost:
Week:
1
8. The Nightmare Before Christmas
Box office October 27th to 29th:
$2.0
Total cash:
$7.8
Cost:
Week:
two
9. Saw
Box office October 27th to 29th:
$1.6
Total cash:
$50.2
Cost:
Week:
5
10. Resistance (2023)
Box office October 27th to 29th:
$1.0
Total cash:
$38.8
Cost:
Week:
5
* Figures in millions
Source: Box Office Mojo